Wendy McMahon is stepping down as president and CEO of CBS News, Stations, and CBS Media Ventures, ending a turbulent tenure marked by internal unrest, leadership shakeups, and mounting pressure

Amidst all the drama enveloping CBS News, its evening newscast enjoyed positive ratings news for the week of May 12. The CBS Evening News was the only broadcast to record week-to-week growth in either total viewers or the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo.

Any excuse you give the audience to change their habit is a massive risk ... Owens - a respected figure who recently helped overhaul CBS's Evening News - went on to promise that '60 Minutes will continue to cover the new administration,' calling it ...

Changing of the guard - and not in a good way’ - Exclusive: Sources who spoke with The Independent about Wendy McMahon’s sudden resignation noted that ‘everyone is worried’ in the CBS newsroom and they ‘don’t have much faith in the new executives.

Anchor changes are disrupting one of the last true habits of traditional TV viewing. Two of the three network evening newscasts are undergoing major overhauls.

Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.

Five sources who spoke with CNN on condition of anonymity said that internal fights over “60 Minutes” have been much more fraught than the viewing public realizes.

The Journal also reported that George Cheeks, co-CEO of Paramount Global and CEO of CBS, is helping negotiate the settlement as the company’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone pushes for a resolution. Cheeks is expected to land a top job once Skydance closes the deal, The Post reported in March.